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《The Knockout》 S1·E22 (13:51) HSK 1
nǐ gàn má nǐ yào gàn shén me nǐ gàn shén me nǐ

你干吗 你要干什么 你干什么你

“What are you doing? What are you doing? What are you doing?”

《The Knockout》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 13:51 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shēn fèn zhèng

身份证

“ID card.”

nǐ gàn má nǐ yào gàn shén me nǐ gàn shén me nǐ CURRENT FOCUS

你干吗 你要干什么 你干什么 你

“What are you doing? What are you doing? What are you doing?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ tài bù jiǎng dào lǐ le

你太不讲道理了

“You are so unreasonable!”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: PROTESTING ACTION
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Back off! You're crossing the line and treating me unfairly!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Repetition for Self-Defense

In spoken Chinese, rapidly repeating rhetorical questions like '你干什么' serves as an instinctive verbal shield to halt immediate physical or verbal aggression.

INTENT TAGS: #defensiveness #protest #alarm #resistance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
你干吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

what are you doing?

Common spoken expression to challenge an abrupt, unwanted, or intrusive action by another person.

你要干什么 SPOKEN CHUNK

what are you trying to do?

A sharper, more defensive way to question someone's intentions when feeling threatened.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
你要干什么 你干什么
《爱情有烟火》
95% Match
你要干什么 你干什么
nǐ yào gàn shén me nǐ gàn shén me

“What are you doing? What are you doing?”

你干吗 你干吗
《爱情有烟火》
95% Match
你干吗 你干吗
nǐ gàn má nǐ gàn má

“What are you doing? What are you doing?”

我跟你 干什么 干什么 干什么
《我的山与海》
90% Match
我跟你 干什么 干什么 干什么
wǒ gēn nǐ gàn shén me gàn shén me gàn shén me

“I'll... What are you doing?”

你干什么呀 你这随的是哪门子礼
《我的山与海》
88% Match
你干什么呀 你这随的是哪门子礼
nǐ gàn shén me ya nǐ zhè suí de shì nǎ mén zi lǐ

“What are you doing? Why are you chipping in now?”

干吗 你干什么 招呼都不打 你要去哪儿
《生命树》
85% Match
干吗 你干什么 招呼都不打 你要去哪儿
gàn má nǐ gàn shén me zhāo hū dōu bù dǎ nǐ yào qù nǎ ér

“What are you doing? What are you doing? Leaving without a word? Where are you going?”

你们要干什么 干什么
《朝雪录》
85% Match
你们要干什么 干什么
nǐ men yào gàn shén me gàn shén me

“What are you doing? What are you doing?”

你干吗 你们俩偷的 你什么意思你
《狂飙》
85% Match
你干吗 你们俩偷的 你什么意思你
nǐ gàn má nǐ men liǎ tōu de nǐ shén me yì si nǐ

“-What are you doing? -You two stole it. What do you mean?”

干啥 你干啥 一天到晚往外跑 不是说有事吗
《生命树》
80% Match
干啥 你干啥 一天到晚往外跑 不是说有事吗
gàn shá nǐ gàn shá yī tiān dào wǎn wǎng wài pǎo bú shì shuō yǒu shì ma

“What? What are you doing? You’re out running around all day. I told you I have things to do.”

你干吗 你打我干吗呀
《隐身的名字》
80% Match
你干吗 你打我干吗呀
nǐ gàn má nǐ dǎ wǒ gàn má ya

“What are you doing? Why are you hitting me?”

你要干啥嘛 你还吃不吃了
《主角》
80% Match
你要干啥嘛 你还吃不吃了
nǐ yào gàn shá ma nǐ hái chī bù chī le

“What do you want? Are you eating or not?”

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